Driver’s licenses to get easier to obtain for out-of-state drivers

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Getting a Minnesota driver’s license is going to get easier for new residents starting Aug. 1, thanks to a new law passed during the last legislative session.

The new state law was passed with bipartisan support. Anyone 21 or older with a valid driver’s license from another state won’t have to take a written knowledge exam when applying for a Minnesota license.

Before the law change, Minnesota was one of just a few states where new residents were required to take the written test before getting a new state driver’s license.

The Minnesota Department of Driver and Vehicle Services said it takes less than a month to get the new license, with the Dakota County License Center in Lakeville and the Clay County Department of Motor Vehicles in Moorhead issuing same-day licenses.